Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-09

lie was y or u. and said ne was looking
for work. IN ais possession vas u splea-
did new satchel. He talked very wei!
until asked the question why ne left
home, and then be would break down cry
Ing. IL Is thought he left afOot by the
way OF railroad. He gave Athens as his
home.
AT Gainesville at ali early hour Monday
morning DR.. j. d. Cromwelrs slumbers
were disturbed by an intruder. The
worthy Representative TO the state Leg
lslature, not fearing to make an enemy
now that he is elected, seized bis shot
gun and crept cautiously forth in the
open air and chilly darkness until his
piercing eve espied the intruder on the
roof of his house. With hurried prayer
Tor forgiveness for what he was about to
do, be pulled the trigger and the dis
turber tumbled to the ground. He meas
ured four feet from tip to tip and was
fine specimen OF the horned owl.
A few days ago Messrs. Cozart, Bins
d Co., OF Washington, received returns
from water-packed bale OF cotton which
they had shipped TO Augusta. 1t had lost
in weight 129 pounds. When thoroughly
sampled in Augusta with a sampling
gimlet the bale was found to be water
packed and to contain a considerable
amount OF water. 1t was opened, the cot
ton spread out and dried, and when re-
packed the shortage was found as above
stated. 1t the matter is not rlghted 1t
Will be brought before the grand jury by
Messrs. CoEarL, Binns & co. 1t is i'm
possible to delraud in cotton, as the bales
can always be traced back to where they
came from.
IL. w. Thompson, OF Blackwater, has
twenty-five acres OF land IN cultivation
on wBich he expects TO raise LeCOnte
10 haa ct
and number OF pecans, and will plant
the balance from his own cuttings. HIS
farm Is at Arcadia, summer resort for
number OF Black Water citizens, who
have cottages there and spend the hot
weather among the live oaks and pines.
1t is pleasant place and cool springs of
clear water abound. 1t is only three miles
from Blackwater aud twenty-five miles
from the Gulf. 1t is 100 feet above the
sea level and has a good sea breeze, max
ing altogether one OF the most attractive
spots in West Florida.
John S1illers, of Crawford county, was
in Macon the other day, and told some Of
his army exploits over again. Spillers is
the man who fired the last gun in Lees
army before that war-woTn band laid
down their arms at AppomattOX. ln
speaking of Gettysburg he said that he
ran out distance of twenty feet in front
of the lines While the iron hail was dark
ening the air, and rescued stand of col
ors In that great battle. One OF his most
remarkable exploits was when he was
sent TO carry a message to Judge Sim
mons on the field at fredericksburg. 81
tell you what" said he, Il did some tall
lodging that day, and I'll be dogRoned if
L didn't jump at least a hundred cannon
balls that were ricochetlng along the
ground"
A story is going the rounds ON the au-
thority OF a Cincinnati gentleman who
has just returned from Florida where ne
spent month with Edison, about some
wonderful recent inventions OF Edison.
One is the miragephone by means OF
which one can see what IS going on in
st. Louis, by looking in the instrument at
Cincinnati. He is also said. in order to
amuse his wife, to have fitted up a car
rage with electric motors In the hubs
which drove the carriage at the rate OF
twenty miles an hour. 1t is safe to say
he did not venture on 80 high rate or
speed over Florida roads. Before the
carriage could 20 twenty feet the wheels
would strike palmetto root that would
throw his vile further than he could see
with his miragephOne in week. Evil
IDENTIFY the gentleman who furnished the
Information Is from Kentucky and his
name is Mulnatton.
One of the conductors OF the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway tells good
joke on young cracker BOY who was
married IN Wayne county, q few miles
from WaycrOss last week. The bride and
groom standing before the preacher and
closely eyed by the invited friends. the
vows were about to be made, but when
the groom was asked. "WIll you take
this lady for your lawfully welded wife?"
instead of replying he tainted aud fell on
the floor. After being rubbed and cam
phOred back to consciousness and had
rested awhile, he was asked il he could
stand it the remainder OF the way. He
said he could, aud the minister COM
mencsd where he left of, and soon the
groom was made happy husband and
his girl happy wife, and there was more
hearty laughing over that fellow VINO
tainted when just half married than over
fifty fellows VINO went through without a
balk.
The meeting OF farmers at the court
house, in Perry, last Saturday afternoon,
was not encouraging to the organization
OF a Houston County Agricultural and
Industrial Association. Only three
districts of the county were rep
resented, and only three men came
from distance greater than four miles
from Perry. One man attended from the
extreme western section of the county es-
pecIally to attend the meeting, but as he
saw very few in town he left before noon
AT 2 O'Clock only six men were in the
court house. and by. these the following
resolution was adopted, in a spirit of dis
gust at the lack Of interest displayed in
proposed organization: "ResOIved, That
IL 10 the opinion of this meeting that the
farmers OF Houston county don't want
the 81, 900 premium offered by the State
Agricultural Society for the best county